The definite article together with “mwen” make up the possessive
adjective.
my country
peyi w la
your country
peyi l la
his/her country
4.
peyi nou an
Or
peyi n nan
our country
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1.
peyi mwen an
Or
peyi m nanmy country
2.
peyi ou a
Orpeyi w la
your country
3.
peyi li a
Orpeyi l la
his/her country
4.
peyi nou an
Or
peyi n nan
our country
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Then when do you use possesive without the definite article?
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DeletePeyi mwen an | nan | detrès.
My country | in | distress
My country is in distress.
In this sentence, "an" is a definite article and "nan" is a preposition.
By the same token, if you contract "mwen" in that sentence, you will have:
Peyi m nan nan detrès
My country is in distress.
Here, the first "nan"(a definite article) is in accordance with the contraction "m", based on the rules of definite article in Haitian Creole.
And, the second "nan" is a preposition.
...... and,
Here are a link to some posts about the use of the definite articles with possessives:
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